“What Tree Is That?,” a pocket guide for identifying trees, is available from The National Arbor Day Foundation.
“What Tree Is That?,” a pocket guide for identifying trees, is available from The National Arbor Day Foundation. The 72-page guide will help you identify 135 different trees found in the eastern and central U.S.
Well-known trees are included: oaks, maples, spruces and pines. Also species such as horsechestnut and mockernut hickory, sassafras and shadbush, persimmon and pawpaw and pagoda tree and pecan.
Dozens of drawings illustrate the trees’ leaves or needles and their acorns, berries, seed pods, cones and other identifying features. The book is organized to make it easy to identify trees in a simple step-by-step fashion.
To obtain your tree ID guide, send your name and address and $3 to “What Tree Is This?,” The National Arbor Day Foundation, Nebraska City, NE 68410; or go online to arborday.org.
